Pskov is a city in west Russia, near Estonia. It’s known for the Pskov Krom, a citadel whose fortress and Holy Trinity Cathedral date from medieval times. Close by, the Art Museum-Reserve has a collection of religious icons and other works. The Museum-Reserve complex's Pogankiny Chamber is a 17th-century merchant’s house. Mirozhsky Monastery, south across the Velikaya River, is home to Byzantine frescoes.
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Russia, the world?s largest nation, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It?s famous for Moscow's Bolshoi and St. Petersburg's Mariinsky ballet companies. St. Petersburg, founded by Russian leader Peter the Great, has the baroque Winter Palace, now housing part of the State Hermitage Museum?s art collection.

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